Havercroft
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Havercroft is a small village situated on the B6428 in West Yorkshire
, England
, approximately 7 miles south east of the city of Wakefield
. It forms part of the civil parish
of Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, which has a population of 2,103.
In the last 100 years it has grown from a small collection of homes to a thriving village in its own right. Havercroft now maintains its own school, The Ryecroft sports centre (shared with Ryhill) and The Ryecroft Health Centre.
Havercroft suffered from high unemployment in the 1980s due to local pit closures. Since then the village has become popular with commuters travelling to nearby towns such as Pontefract
, Barnsley
and Wakefield.
Havercroft is split into two undistinct sections, Newstead - occupying the higher ground of Newstead hill - and the main village of Havercroft.
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, approximately 7 miles south east of the city of Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
. It forms part of the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, which has a population of 2,103.
In the last 100 years it has grown from a small collection of homes to a thriving village in its own right. Havercroft now maintains its own school, The Ryecroft sports centre (shared with Ryhill) and The Ryecroft Health Centre.
Havercroft suffered from high unemployment in the 1980s due to local pit closures. Since then the village has become popular with commuters travelling to nearby towns such as Pontefract
Pontefract
Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
, Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
and Wakefield.
Havercroft is split into two undistinct sections, Newstead - occupying the higher ground of Newstead hill - and the main village of Havercroft.
External links
- Ryhill website at AboutBritain.com
- Ryhill and Havercroft Villages fan website